Definition of Cratonic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the craton ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cratonic

1. craton [adj] - See also: craton

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cratonic

crateriform
cratering
craterings
craterization
craterless
craterlet
craterlets
craterlike
craterous
craters
crates
cratesful
crating
craton
cratonic (current term)
cratons
cratur
craturs
craunch
craunched
craunches
craunching
cravat
cravat bandage
cravats
cravatted
crave
craved
craven

Literary usage of Cratonic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and edited by Eugene Zeller (2001)
"As stated above, the dividing line between the cratonic and extended margin ... They compiled a global survey of earthquakes in cratonic and extended crust ..."

2. First Principles of Chemical Philosophy by Josiah Parsons Cooke (1870)
"By means of the fallowing reaction a second isomer of cratonic acid has been obtained, which must have a structure differing from either of the other two ..."

3. Elements of Chemistry: Including the Most Recent Discoveries and by Robert Kane, John William Draper (1842)
"... cratonic Acid. The experiments that have been made on this oil have not given very satisfactory results; by saponification it yields an acid which is ..."

4. The Geophysical Expression of Selected Mineral Deposit Models edited by D. B. Hoover (1993)
"Susceptibility (cgs) Cap Host kimberlite or lamproite pipe Si, C02, K metasomatism clay-rich weathering any zone-blue and yellow cratonic ground unit 2.75s ..."

5. NEHRP Recommended Provisions for Seismic Regulations for New Buildings and edited by Eugene Zeller (2001)
"As stated above, the dividing line between the cratonic and extended margin ... They compiled a global survey of earthquakes in cratonic and extended crust ..."

6. First Principles of Chemical Philosophy by Josiah Parsons Cooke (1870)
"By means of the fallowing reaction a second isomer of cratonic acid has been obtained, which must have a structure differing from either of the other two ..."

7. Elements of Chemistry: Including the Most Recent Discoveries and by Robert Kane, John William Draper (1842)
"... cratonic Acid. The experiments that have been made on this oil have not given very satisfactory results; by saponification it yields an acid which is ..."

8. The Geophysical Expression of Selected Mineral Deposit Models edited by D. B. Hoover (1993)
"Susceptibility (cgs) Cap Host kimberlite or lamproite pipe Si, C02, K metasomatism clay-rich weathering any zone-blue and yellow cratonic ground unit 2.75s ..."

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